It's not quite the outcome he was hoping for, but it's hard to scoff at a second-place finish in a national championship race.

Trenton Stringari and Dominick Patterson blew away the field in the 400-meter hurdle finals at the 2013 USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Greensboro, N.C. on Sunday, but three hundredths of a second separated the two, and it didn't go in favor of the Cañon City High School standout.

"I'm satisfied," Stringari told the Cañon City Daily Record in a phone interview shortly after the race. "Losing by three hundredths of a second is tough, but I'm happy with the time that I got and just real blessed to be a part of this."

Stringari's time of 54.17. Patterson, who also edged Stringari in the meet's quarterfinals, ran a 54.14.

"I think I could've ran a better time, I kind of messed up on one of my hurdles," Stringari said. "I kind of had to reach for it, my steps got messed up in between. Overall, I can't complain. I ran a decent race."

Representing Colorado Springs team Speed Track and Field, Stringari also finished 15th in the 110-meter hurdles.

The top-eight finish in the 400-meter race also garnered him Nike All-American honors.

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